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WELCOME TO MY NETWORK-only PAGE

I am a fortunate person that my work, passion, and hobby overlap. For over three decades, I have been and continue to be, an advisor and coach at heart.

My entrepreneurial ventures took me down an exciting business path—I became CEO, president, CSO of dozens of companies, became GP and I am leading a disruptor division of a prestigious VC firm. I love what I do as an entrepreneur, but I’ve discovered that the most direct and visceral impact on individual lives happens through one-on-one advising and coaching relationships—which I find incredibly meaningful. For the first time after 7 years, I have decided to open up some of my time for new advisory and coaching clients.

You’re reading this because you’re in my network and I wanted this message to reach you. This page is reserved for people I am connected to via my wonderful network.

SITUATION COACHING

This is not the traditional partnership model, which I’ve followed for decades. This is something new and different—more accessible, less time commitment required.

What it is: You come with what’s on your mind: existential clarity on what actually matters, relationships, family dynamics, business decisions, health. We work through it together. Your wisdom is already within you—we just unlock it. I find this to be the way of wisdom-keeping in the modern world.

What it costs: $500 per 60 minute session.

How it works: Book a session (typically max up to 2 sessions per month). Come when you need clarity. No long-term commitment.

What to expect: You bring the situation. I bring pattern recognition from 30+ years of working with high-performers navigating complexity – from Wall Street to the Amazon Jungle.

A BIT ABOUT ME

Yes, I have been involved with the businesses of 5 Presidents.
Yes, I have lived with hunter-gatherer tribes on 4 continents.
Yes, I have a business, a kinesiology and a performance art degree.
Yes, $26 billion was my largest business deal.
Yes, I learned how to walk lions off their prey without weapons.
Yes, I went to Juilliard.
Yes, most of my individual coaching clients worked with me for at least 10 years (many for over 20 years).
Yes, my wife and I met two decades ago on a film set - she was the female lead and I was the male lead. We are still happily married.
Yes, I coached teams and players from LA Lakers to Borussia Dortmund and many in between.
Yes, I was nominated for "The Best Ally for Women" by a prominent non-for-profit organization.
Yes, I participated in hundreds of ceremonies in the middle of the jungle with plant/animal/weather medicine.
Yes, I started coaching 36 years ago.
Yes, I worked with some of the Kardashians and many celebrities.
Yes, I ran more than 40, unofficial, Ultra-Marathons.
Yes, my ex-wife is the godmother for our younger kids.
Yes, I won competitions in airplane-pulling, BMX, discos, shot put, javelin, 800 meter running, dance, obstacle course racing and canoeing.
Yes, I did a Loreal commercial with Linda Evangelista.
Yes, I have led over 200 extreme adventures on 6 continents.
Yes, I have 5 healthy and successful kids.
Yes, I was the first Hungarian since 'Dracula' to become the lead in an American feature film.
Yes, I have three citizenships and speak three languages.
Yes, I used to be able to squat 90 times with 405 pounds.

ARTICLES

GROWING WISER, NOT OLDER: CSABA LUCAS ON ACTIVE ANTI-AGING

Carla Seipp

26 March 2023

Aging is one of the most passionate pursuits of the beauty industry and consumers at-large....

Key Take Aways From Emerging Wellness Culture Webinar With Csaba Lucas

Carla Seipp

16 August 2022

After lending his insights on the importance of nature for the future of business and...

Nature Deficit Disorder

CARLA SEIPP

9 August 2022

Beauty and nature have always had a complicated relationship. There are those for whom beauty...

Glamour Article

Virág Vida

2 February 2021

At my favorite coffee shop in Venice, CA, a handsome, tall, athletic guy was lining...

Wall Street Journal

Raimund Koch

21 September 2012

Refining the Bachelor Pad For a Type-A trader, a stylish retreat turns out to be...

GLAMOUR Article

At my favorite coffee shop in Venice, CA, a handsome, tall, athletic guy was lining up for coffee. From his sun-bleached blonde hair, and tanned skin, I knew right away that he must be a true California surfer boy, just like the ones you see in magazines and lifestyle commercials. The only thing missing from him was a board tucked under his arm. I was making some phone calls to my Hungarian friends, when the “surfer guy” walked up to me and said, “Hi, I heard you speaking Hungarian. I’m Csaba. Csaba Lucas. ”

As I took all of him in, the title of the classic movie The Tall Blonde Man with One Black Shoe, popped into my mind immediately. However, Csaba wasn’t wearing only one shoe; he wasn’t wearing any shoes. “My feet don’t sense the proper stimuli if I wear shoes”, explained the former canoeist from the small Hungarian city of Győr, when he noticed that I was staring at his feet. “Shoes kill the sensory mechanism of the foot, so the feet and brain can’t communicate properly.”

CONVERSATIONS

Vlog

BOOK

THE WORLDWIDE JOURNEY OF AN ATHLETE WHO HATED RUNNING, BUT FOUND FREEDOM IN LEARNING FROM IT

Even for the runner who prefers shoes, Csaba’s book, the ‘Barefoot Soul’ reads like a memoir for the runner’s soul; provocative and informational no matter how you choose your footwear. This handbook was not written in a lab, nor is it based on “black and white” information. The ‘Barefoot Soul’ does however outline a system which doesn’t only start you on a primordial running regiment, or simply get you into better shape, but also provides the pillars to an approach that could help you stick with running for an entire lifetime.